George Cobb vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

George Cobb
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cobb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.86 and 1.610 for George Cobb. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cobb and Rollie Sheldon

George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.47
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.84
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.28
21.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.68
88.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
4.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
11.3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
3.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
41.9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
7.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
38.27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.9
41.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for George Cobb and Rollie Sheldon

George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.73
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.898
1.898
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cobb and Rollie Sheldon

George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
176.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
194
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
531.96
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
111.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.37
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.46
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.24
56.41
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
163.92
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
179.38
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
61.86
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
40.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
98.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
59.13
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
68.04
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
114.43
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
George Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0